anywhere from a week on. |
As income levels rise, millions more people will become attractive banking clients. That is drawing the attention of foreign banks. |
As long as I make enough money so I don't go under, I can pretty much do what I want. I have time when I want it. That, to me, is freedom. |
Barge shipping costs have exploded. Right now, barge freight has traded at a record high, from the Ohio (River) to New Orleans. |
Basically we were trying to sustain greater efficiency, |
But be aware that there are some concerns if political unrest continues, it could impact the ratings. |
But it's harder to take with every week that I'm on the bench and this is probably the lowest I've felt since I've been at the club. |
Chinese banks are now focused on a serious effort to improve corporate governance, risk management and internal controls, which should bear fruit over the medium to long-term in a stronger credit culture and sounder controls environment. |
Everything going through the port is so vital, so you know they have to get it up and running as quickly as possible. It's such a high priority item. |
Hell, by then it'd been out there three days. |
Hey, at least he's not telling us it's 5 percent this year and don't worry about it next year. As a taxpayer of New Castle County, I understand we're going to need some money, and unfortunately, that means we're going to pay some more in taxes. |
Hopefully, something will transpire in the summer. |
I chased the dollar as much as anybody, but I have limits to what I need. I had a darn nice lifestyle. Once I got to that point, then it wasn't about the dollar. It was about how much free time can I create and what can I give back? |
I don't think there's a glaring problem. |
I think their real interest is using the partner bank in China to distribute financial products and services that would be very difficult for them to do on their own. If you view the stake as the cost of obtaining access to the client base, it could be worthwhile in the long term as long as those joint ventures turn out to be profitable. |